The county’s first measurable snowfall in more than two years dusted lawns and dampened roads for several hours Saturday afternoon.

Snow melted as soon as it hit the ground in some parts of the county, while residents in other areas created homemade winter wonderlands in front and back yards. Snow flurries continued in some areas into the evening.

It was the first sustained period of snow in the county since Christmas 2010, when a storm blanketed the area, according to the National Weather Service. Another storm followed in January 2011, with ice covering many roads.

Winter weather teased the county in recent weeks, with brief periods of snow flurries, sleet, freezing rain and ice.

Weather experts cautioned black ice could make travel dangerous on some roadways tonight and Sunday morning.

Temperatures were expected to fall to a low of about 22 degrees tonight, according to Harry Gerapetritis, a meteorologist with the Weather Service.

“That’s going to be a main concern,” he said.

County authorities reported no major traffic problems as of Saturday evening.

And power outages didn’t appear to be a major problem in the county following the storm, as Duke Energy reported no county outages Saturday.

Social media blizzard

Dozens of The Star’s Facebook and Twitter fans shared descriptions and pictures of frosty scenery throughout the day Saturday.

“As long as the power stays on, I guess I can stand a little white stuff, as long as it is gone, gone, gone by Monday,” Linda Jenkins Carver wrote on The Star’s Facebook page.

Pictures of children cradling snowballs and pets afraid to get their paws wet filled Facebook and Twitter.

Some dogs enjoyed the falling snowflakes, reaching their tongues to their noses for the crisp flakes.

“Pouring down near the airport! It’s beautiful!” Kristen Jaynes wrote on The Star’s Facebook page.

Scattered snow showers

Snowfall suspended the baseball matchup between Gardner-Webb and Dayton universities in Boiling Springs on Saturday.

Players from both teams created snow angels and began an impromptu snowball fight as flakes began to fall. Officials canceled the game, with plans to resume it Sunday.

“We don’t have a lot of reports for widespread snow, just a few scattered snow showers,” Gerapetritis said about precipitation in Cleveland County. He said areas east and south of the county saw about two inches of snowfall.

Gerapetritis said most of the snowfall was expected to taper off by 6 p.m. Saturday.

Slightly warmer temperatures are ahead, with expected highs reaching into the 40s and higher Sunday through Wednesday.